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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

California waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PZZ899-131045-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist
across the central and S portions tonight, then shift S of the
area Wed. A strong cold front will move into the N portions
tonight, move into the central portions Wed, then will move
across the S portions Wed night and Thu. A secondary cold front
or low pressure trough will move across the N portions later Wed
and Wed night. High pressure will build E into the area Thu and
Fri, then gradually dissipate SW of the waters Sat into Sun. A
low pressure trough will develop along the coast Fri and Fri
night, then weaken and dissipate Sat. A warm front will move
across the N portions Sat. A cold front will move into the NW
waters Sat night, cross the central portions Sun, then move into
the S waters Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-131045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
12 to 21 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 18 ft. Rain, then scattered showers and slight chance
of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Slight
chance of tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
15 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ920-131045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
13 to 20 ft. Rain, then scattered showers and slight chance of
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.

$$

PZZ825-131045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-131045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ830-131045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable, then,
becoming S to SW. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to
16 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-131045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance
of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-131045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance
of showers.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-131045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-131045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-131045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-131045-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
201 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.